Nucleo De Estudos, Pesquisa E Assessoria A Saude DA Faculdade De Medicina Do Abc, Nepas / ABC

Nucleo De Estudos, Pesquisa E Assessoria A Saude DA Faculdade De Medicina Do Abc, Nepas / ABC (Nepas) is a Brazilian-based non-profit organization and foundation registered in SAM.gov that specializes in medical research and academic healthcare assessment. Located in Santo André, São Paulo, the organization is structured as a foreign-owned entity with a focus on scientific research and collaborative medical studies. Nepas has been registered in the U.S. federal government's system since June 2020, with its current registration valid until February 2026, and has established itself as a sub-grantee in federal grant programs primarily working with academic medical research institutions.

Nepas has consistently received federal grant sub-awards from Rush University Medical Center, focusing exclusively on neurological and genomic research projects. The organization's grant work encompasses complex epidemiological and genomic studies, including an epidemiologic study of neural reserve and neurobiology of aging, whole genome sequencing and admixture analyses of neuropathologic traits across diverse cohorts in the United States and Brazil, and research on African ancestry in relation to Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disease neuropathologies. These sub-awards demonstrate Nepas's specialized expertise in advanced medical research, particularly in neurological studies that involve cross-cultural and genomic analyses. The sub-grants suggest the organization provides critical research capabilities in understanding genetic and demographic factors influencing neurodegenerative conditions, working collaboratively with established U.S. academic medical research centers.